Monthly Archives: July 2008
Day 21: The Opposite of Green is Red
Yesterday I partook in a blatantly un-green activity. I took Grant’s sister-in-law and niece out for their birthdays for that most feminine of pampering rituals, and I participated. I had a pedicure. (and yes, those are my toes, and no, … Continue reading
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Day 18: Quest for cheese
The only reason I was hesitant to commit to cutting out soft plastics was cheese. I love cheese: the two of us buy extra large, family size packages of aged white cheddar. Often when we think “there’s no food on … Continue reading
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Day 15: DIY Recycling
We are super lucky in Vancouver because we have great curbside pickup (paper, aluminum, and 4 kinds of plastic), and I definitely know from traveling around that curbside recycling is poor to non-existent in some parts of North America. However, … Continue reading
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Day 14: Falling Off the Wagon and Discussions of Soft Plastics
We had a near miss here in week two of the Clean Bin Project. Rhyannon “accidentally” bought a pair of panniers for her bicycle under the thinly-veiled excuse that it was a “transportation related” purchase (paying for transportation is ok … Continue reading
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Day 10 (post 1): Three Clean Bins
We started off by just wanting to buy “less stuff”, but this has really turned into an experiment in garbage obsession. Grant, Rhyannon, and I are into day 10 of our consumer free/garbage free year aka The Clean Bin Project. … Continue reading
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